The Kuemper Knights will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lewis Central Titans at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Kuemper is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Glenwood, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Kuemper was ranked 18th). Kuemper fell 3-1 to Glenwood last Tuesday. The Knights' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Lewis Central posted their biggest win since September 12th on Tuesday. They blew past Red Oak 3-0.
Lewis Central never let Red Oak on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-13, 25-22.
Lewis Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jacey Young out in front who had 11 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Young a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallory Wohlers, who had four digs and 14 assists.
Kuemper's defeat ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 26-2. As for Lewis Central, they pushed their record up to 19-6 with the win, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season.
Kuemper came up short against Lewis Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Kuemper, Addison Holt (who had 22 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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